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I'd be taking one of these too .... It's in case you run into one of these?

Yes, you are completely correct. You can get to the point where you have suppressed the addiction to the point you can live very happily and easily every day but occasionally, just very occasionally something happens and your brain immediately links you back to thoughts of smoking, although they are just a passing thought that you can easily deal with. My wife says the same thing and she has been quit for many many years. And don't worry Feely, the thoughts we are taking about are just those - thoughts, not compelling craves or urges that you are dealing with now. Those don't come back ever once you are far enough along. They only get weaker and weaker.

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Oh yeah - sorry. I got it wrong on the calendar of quit dates I'm making. Anyway, we'll just start your celebration a little early :) It'll be tomorrow soon enough and you'll still be quit then too!!

Umm ... I believe there's been a rule change since you were here last. If you have not logged in for more than 1 week, you're banned from playing the chicks or sticks game for a period of 2 months!! (Just so you know) :P

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Don't worry C2B - Bakon doesn't bite and if he does, we're pretty sure he's not got rabies. No foaming at the mouth yet :P

My stress level after a 10 hour, non stop flight to Turkey a couple of years ago.

A lot of people have died from not quitting but no one has ever died from quitting.

I haven't tried it. If your Dr. gave it the green light, why are you hesitant to give it a try? Just curios.

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^^^ Oh my ................. :o

Yes - thanks Nancy - I made a mistake on this one - ROB IS 2 WEEKS SMOKE FREE!! Even better. Your not only past hell week but also through WTF week :) Sorry about that Robrr44 - my mistake. Keep marching now. you're doing great!

Yes - she's doing great! Through the worst of it now and will soon be at a whole Month :)

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With all these fine people celebrating milestones today, how could I smoke so NOPE!

Congratulations GraceLove for reaching 1/4 year smoke free today. Well Done! I'm sure you've had your struggles along the way but isn't it great to be able to measure your progress as 1/4 year now! Go get yourself a treat today then carry on Grace :)

Congrats Rob on getting through hell week & now WTF eek. It's the toughest and now you're done with that. Remember to reward yourself for a great job. Now carry on to freedom! 2 Weeks Smoke Free is fantastic. Sorry, I can't fix the thread title to make it 2 weeks instead of 1 :(

Congrats Feely for getting through Hell week! It's the hardest week of all to navigate and you've done it. Treat yourself to something today - you deserve it :)

Keep fighting Feely, These days you have gone though recently are the worst of it. They will pass and it WILL get better. You just have to never take even one puff more from a cig.! Going to bed early also helped me in the early part of my quit. I think I was either on this board or in bed interspersed with having to go to work as well. Those early days I would end up exhausted just from fighting the urges to smoke and the anxiety from stopping smoking. It's tough work but so worthwhile because that doesn't least very long in the grand scheme of things. The benefits from quitting will last you forever though. Keep going Feely :)

I think I started saying I would quit if the cost ever went over $5.00. That was decades ago. They were around $12.50/pack when I quit in Jan. 2017. The govt. just put even more tax on cigs here a month or so ago. That's where the Govt. goes now for $$ - sin taxes. Cigs & Booze plus lotteries are also huge revenue streams.

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Bakon was just resting after his Boogie Board Fail

We were about to send out the posse for ya GL :)